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Vedvyas
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Surdas
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Valmiki
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Here, the Indian poet Valmiki is narrating the entire history of the Ramayana to his disciples. Valmiki lived a simple life as a poet and holy man in a hut in the forests of northern India. Valmiki was inspired to compose his verse after visits from the Gods Narada and Brahma.
Detailed explanation-2: -Chennai (Madras), India The Ashram hosts 2 events of significance. Valmiki was a thief in this town before he turned into a sage and this is the place where Ramayana was penned by Valmiki.
Detailed explanation-3: -Valmiki was inspired to compose his verse after visits from the Gods Narada and Brahma. Valmiki had a burning question and asked Narada: who was the greatest person in the world – the most accomplished, wise and compassionate?
Detailed explanation-4: -The Ramayana, originally written by Valmiki, consists of 24, 000 shlokas and seven cantos (kaṇḍas). The Ramayana is composed of about 480, 002 words, being a quarter of the length of the full text of the Mahabharata or about four times the length of the Iliad.